As U.S. defense organizations, NASA and other government entities seek to focus their personnel ever more precisely on core missions, they look increasingly to contractors for support. Many missions, however, are specialized and highly technical. To be effective, a contractor must be thoroughly experienced in both the missions and the culture of the organizations it supports.
How CSC Can Help
Air and space, land and sea — CSC is one of the world’s largest providers of mission and range support, with approximately 5,000 personnel across the globe performing diverse tasks such as:
Program Management
Information Technology
Engineering Services
Instrumentation
Data Collection and Management
Logistics
Target Handling
Training and Simulation
Food Services
Transportation
Aviation Support
Airfield Management
Security
Environmental Support
Locations include:
Naval Air Warfare Center — Patuxent River, MD (Navy)
Atlantic Undersea Test & Evaluation Center — West Palm Beach, FL, and Andros Island, Bahamas (Navy)
Electronic Proving Ground (EPG) — Ft Huachuca, AZ (Army)
White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), NM (Army)
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL (Air Force)
Eastern Ranges — Patrick AFB, FL (Air Force)
Nellis AFB, NV (Air Force)
Arnold AFB, TN (Air Force)
United Kingdom Defence Training Estates (DTE)(UK Ministry of Defence)
CSC employs retired military and other employees with extensive knowledge of our clients' unique environments. We match the most capable and experienced managers with appropriate client programs and give these managers the authority to do what is needed and the responsibility to exceed customer expectations.
CSC's strong commercial experience means we can infuse client environments with commercial best practices. We employ standards and tools such as ISO 9001:2000, Six Sigma and High Performance Work Teams to ensure efficiency and effectiveness. Recent quality and performance awards include NASA's highly coveted George M. Low Award for Quality and Performance.
CSC also has developed an integrated information management system called AppliedInsight to provide our clients near-real-time reports and instant visibility into the programs scheduling, accounting, quality, and resource inventory.
How Clients Benefit
Many clients have achieved operational and cost efficiencies by contracting with CSC. Because our managers can share knowledge across similar programs, they can ensure that application of best commercial practices and other process improvements raise performance standards for all of our customers. By applying performance metrics across multiple sites, we routinely identify areas for improvement.
The buying power of many programs throughout the world means that parts and supplies can be procured rapidly and maximum cost savings can be achieved. Concerning personnel, training can be focused on core functions, and contracts can be structured to allow workforce to expand as contract needs change.
